At the Naperville Fall Art Festival I had the pleasure of admiring thousands of fantastic art works. I picked up a card from Gary Wick's tent which displayed many various pastel drawings. I remembered him very well from the show, because he was very funny and animated. He seemed to really have a lot to say about his work. He was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable when it came to art in general. He is a self taught artist, who has taken a few classes to improve upon his technique. He has had his work shown is quite a few galleries and has received awards in some competitions. He has had dozens of one person exhibits and is very proud of this work.
I was amazed at his precise detail and beautiful blending in his pictures. I have tried using pastels numerous times and I have never been able to get the smoothness and elegance in which Gary's pictures were drawn in. The land and skyscapes blew me away! It was interesting to see the various canvas sizes that Wick used and the way he laid out his plaine air drawings. Long narrow canvases seem to work well with Wick's drawings. Sometimes this lay out has sort of a Japanese print feel to it, which I feel is very ironic since many of his drawings are of the old fashioned American landscape. His skyscapes are extremely dramatic and contain a array of vibrant colors. If I were to blend these colors together I would end up with a muddy mess, but Wick's perfectionistic touch creates a flawless transition throughout all the colors.
I talked to Gary for a while asking him about his technique and how he creates his dramatic shadows, perfect details, blending, depth within the composition... I could go on. He had simple answers for all my questions. For details he just sharpens his pastel, and for blending he uses his finger! I was shocked to hear that they master works were done with such ease. Gary asked me if I would like to draw just like he does. I simply blurted out an obvious, "Umm ya!" He directed me to his website where I could locate the step by step instructions on how to draw almost every one of his pictures. Here is the website if anyone is interested. www. wickartwork.com
I was pretty impressed so make sure you check it out!
I was amazed at his precise detail and beautiful blending in his pictures. I have tried using pastels numerous times and I have never been able to get the smoothness and elegance in which Gary's pictures were drawn in. The land and skyscapes blew me away! It was interesting to see the various canvas sizes that Wick used and the way he laid out his plaine air drawings. Long narrow canvases seem to work well with Wick's drawings. Sometimes this lay out has sort of a Japanese print feel to it, which I feel is very ironic since many of his drawings are of the old fashioned American landscape. His skyscapes are extremely dramatic and contain a array of vibrant colors. If I were to blend these colors together I would end up with a muddy mess, but Wick's perfectionistic touch creates a flawless transition throughout all the colors.
I talked to Gary for a while asking him about his technique and how he creates his dramatic shadows, perfect details, blending, depth within the composition... I could go on. He had simple answers for all my questions. For details he just sharpens his pastel, and for blending he uses his finger! I was shocked to hear that they master works were done with such ease. Gary asked me if I would like to draw just like he does. I simply blurted out an obvious, "Umm ya!" He directed me to his website where I could locate the step by step instructions on how to draw almost every one of his pictures. Here is the website if anyone is interested. www. wickartwork.com
I was pretty impressed so make sure you check it out!
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